Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dender 2nd with 54 points, KV Oostende 13th with 32, 22 apart. KV Oostende's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Per game in the league, KV Oostende were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.3, Dender 1.83 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
The match was played at DIaz Arena in Oostende (capacity 8,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.